Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.35K people in Alaska with Scottish ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (5.65K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (2.45K), and Kenai Peninsula Borough (2.19K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scottish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alaska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Chugach Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Sitka City and Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 5652
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 2449
3 Kenai Peninsula Borough 2189
4 Fairbanks North Star Borough 1788
5 Juneau City and Borough 1028
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 474
7 Chugach Census Area 320
8 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 280
9 Sitka City and Borough 188
10 Kodiak Island Borough 137
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 111
12 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 106
13 Haines Borough 87
14 Petersburg Borough 83
15 Nome Census Area 69
16 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 48
17 North Slope Borough 45
18 Bethel Census Area 40
19 Copper River Census Area 34
20 Denali Borough 33
21 Wrangell City and Borough 31
22 Aleutians East Borough 29
22 Skagway Municipality 29
23 Aleutians West Census Area 21
24 Bristol Bay Borough 17
25 Dillingham Census Area 16
25 Northwest Arctic Borough 16
26 Yakutat City and Borough 11
27 Kusilvak Census Area 8
28 Lake and Peninsula Borough 7